The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-04-23
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.
Senate.

Senate.
MADISON, April 1.-THE Assembly bii.
to appropriate money to various county
agricultural associations was concurred in;
also the Milwaukee assessor and police
bills. The governor returned to the Senate
the bill to loan $4,000 from the trust
funds to the Oshkosh Armory Associs-
tion with his veto, because he thinks it is
not good policy for the state to make such
loans. The Senate on receiving the veto,
killed the other armory loan bills.
MADISON, April 12.-Assemb bills were
concurred in: Amending the charter OF the
city OF Ahnapee; to repeal the law author
izing the town OF Marinette to Join with the
municipalities OF Michigan in the construc-
tion OF a bridge across the Menominee Riv-
er. On motion of Mr.. Hulburt the vote
was reconsidered by which the bill was con-
Cured in to establish state institution
Tor the care and custody OF idiotic and en-
feebled children and to appropriate certain
sums OF money therein named. Mr.. Kidd
offered an amendment making the govern
ment school uniform with that OF
other state institutions. The bill
was concurred in as amended. Other
Assembly bill were concurred in: Ap-
propriating 81 to the State Agricultural So
ciety for the purchase OF state fair grounds
in Milwaukee, relating to the removal OF
chattel mortgages from files; to provide
for laying out public highway and the
construction of a viaduct across the Me-
nominee Valley in the city of Milwaukee,
and to authorize the city to issue bonds to
the amount OF S25O,0O0 therefor.
MADISON, April 13.-Assembly bills were
concurred in: Making it unlawful for any
clerk or Inspector OF election TO issue or
write, or alter for any person on the day
OF election, any ballot, provided by law,
and any such officer who shall violate the
foregoing provisions, shall be guilty OF
misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall
be punished by fine not exceeding S1OO,
or by imprisonment not exceeding six
months, or both, in the discretion OF the
court.
MADISON, April 14.-The legislative halls
are nearly deserted to-day. Every thing is
in chaotic condition. All day bills were
sent to the governor and by him taken
under consideration. Already over five
hundred bills have become laws except that
they have not been published in the official
state paper. In fact only a very small
number, not over half at most, have gone
to the governor. Most OF the members left
for home to-day.
MADISON, April 15.-Both Houses of the
Legislature adjourned sine die to-day at
O'Clock. The number OF bills which passed
ecutive approval $50; became laws with
out approval, II; vetoed, 20.
Assembly.
MADISON, April 1.-THE session OF the
assembly was largely devoted to routine
business and killing unimportant measures.
The bill to amend the registry laws go as
to require the registration OF voters in
cities from 5000 to 10000 inhabitants as
a condition OF being allowed to vote on
election day was passed. The senate bill to
exempt public library associations from
taxation was concurred in.
MADISON, April 12.-In the Assembly the
Senate amendment was concurred in,
placing the proposed school for the feeble
minded and idiotic in the charge Of the
State Board OF Supervision.
MADISON, April 13--Senate bills were
concurred in: Enabling temporary aid to
be given INDECENT ex-union soldiers without
requiring them to be sent to the almshouse;
exempting only sacred articles. provisions,
sewing machines, and a few other things
from attachment when suit is brought by
servant girls, ETC., for recovery OF wages;
authorizing the governor to prosecute and
settle claims of the state against the
United States; providing that whenever the
Wisconsin Veterans home-an institution
which the G. A. r. propose to establish il
milwaukee-shall be established, the state
will appropriate SO per week for the
maintenance OF each honorably discharged,
destitute, ex-union soldier, not able to
obtain admission to the National Sol
diers' home, and each destitute widow ofan
honorably.dis ex-Union soldier;
making 1t penal offense for any COM
mission engaged in the erection OF public
buildings to exceed the appropriation made
therefor; requiring the attorney general,
instead oil the insurance commissioner to
prosecute insurance companies for viola
tions Of the law, all fines, after expenses
have been paid, to go iato the state treas
ury; making gambling by chambers Of COM
merce, boards OF trade and others by
means OF fictitious contracts for buying or
selling stocks, bonds, grain, pork or prod
uce OF any kind punishable by fine not ex-
ceediDg $500 nor lees than 5000 for first
offense, and for e. cond, six months i'm
prisonment in addition to above fine; in.
serting the Mutual Benefit Society OF the
Grand Army of the Republic in the list OF
those companies declared not to be life in-
surance companies, in the meaning OF the
general laws.